FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 17, 2020
Staying Up to Date on Preventive Vaccines Even More Important during COVID-19 Pandemic
SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF.--Health officials are asking the public to get vaccinated for influenza right now. Each winter, people sick with flu crowd hospitals and urgent care clinics, resources that may be strained due to COVID-19.
Early and timely flu shots can prevent a disease that hospitalizes 200,000 Americans every year. To keep yourself and your family out of the hospital, doctors recommend an annual flu shot for everyone age 6 months or older. Flu shots become widely available in September each year.
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